Teaching With Magic

IT'S HERE! The Book Study Companion and Activity Packet to the Hobbit is NOW AVAILABLE on the Teaching With Magic Patreon!!! You can buy it in the Store, or receive it with your Patreon Subscription on the Scholar's Tier or Above! patreon.com/user/shop?u=53…

@TheHiggybaby Knowing you, it’s not you

It doesn't matter much, but seeing my follower count drop like crazy. I'm going to be positive and hope that it's people leaving the site and not because I said or did something hurtful to anyone. 😬

Happy to report I’m presenting my Ahsoka and Trauma Pedagogy paper at @SignumU ‘s Carolina Moot today! You can read an extended version of the presentation at teachingwithmagic.blog

When you teach dyslexic teenagers and one of them *loudly* reads the word “tidy” as “tiddy”… On the bright side it’s a golden opportunity to discuss the difference between open and closed syllables. #teachingteens

@arnorionforgil @TeawithTolkien Badger setts are extensive

@TeawithTolkien I’ve just been reading The Adventures of Tom Bombadil to my kids (they love the meter and silliness), when my 7YO stops me to ask how big the badger tunnels are. I had never thought about how Tom fits inside them! Absurd, or maybe it was magic?

losing it over Frodo being annoyed with Tom Bombadil and his ABSURD story about badgers 😭😭

@arnorionforgil @SignumU You can 😇

@SignumU Can I assume that @Teaching_wMagic is planning to present some of her fine work and concepts at this moot?

Our last moot of the year! Don't miss out! Remote attendance only $25 USD!! Sat, Nov 9 - High Point, North Carolina "Teaching and Learning From Fantasy" Learn more here: ow.ly/jZy150TU43z

And the secretary as we walked by. (For clarity- they joked with the kids about being rewarded for bad behavior. But was it a joke? I struggle with that sometimes). I think if their ADHD and stressed brains weren’t going to learn, they might as well have a break. Your thoughts?

It’s Friday. The kids have had plays, games, projects, and tests up the wazoo for the past two weeks. They were not focusing today for English. So I told them to lock in for 5 minutes, then we could go play in the gym. Which they did. I could feel the judgment from teachers 1/

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I can’t win nowadays. I’ve been laid up this weekend with a nasty cold/flu symptoms. Can I just clone myself so I can have one clone working on all TWM all the time?

Dr. Julian Wamble is Assistant Professor of Political Science at @GWtweets, where he teaches on #HarryPotter & the Politics of Social Identity, and host of the Critical Magic Theory podcast. He’ll speak on “Hermione Granger & the Relativity of Privilege.” harrypotterconference.com

We said goodbye to her last Friday. As you can imagine, all personal projects (including TWM) had to be put aside for a while. I’m hopeful that the next episode can be released by the 21st.

@Teaching_wMagic My 10 YO loved a manga called Witch Hat Atalier, if manga can be considered fantasy.

What are your favorite Middle Grade Fantasy Novels? A student of mine is running out of books to read! Share share share! #middlegrade #teachingenglish #teachingfantasy